Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
14. Subsequent Events
On March 22, 2021, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its common stock, including shares sold pursuant to the fully exercised overallotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with the offering, at a public offering price of $5.00 per share, resulting in estimated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $53.7 million after underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
 
On March 10, 2021, the Company entered into a cost-share contract (the “BARDA Contract”) with BARDA, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Under the BARDA Contract, the Company will receive funding of up to an estimated $86.8 million to advance the development of exebacase. The base period for the BARDA Contract includes government funding of up to $9.8 million to reimburse expenses for approximately one year to support the conduct of the ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial and futility analysis. Following successful completion of the base period, the BARDA Contract provides for approximately $77.0 million of additional BARDA funding for five option stages in support of the completion of the Phase 3 clinical trial of exebacase, further clinical and
non-clinical
studies, manufacturing, supply chain, clinical, regulatory and administrative activities. The contract
period-of-performance
(base period plus option exercises) is up to approximately six years. The BARDA Contract contains terms and conditions that are customary for contracts with BARDA of this nature, including provisions giving the government the right to terminate the contract at any time for its convenience.